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Kings of Distance: WGC-Cadillac Championship

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Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll take a detailed look at the players who pounded the farthest and fastest drives on the PGA Tour. Here are the five most important distance-related statistics from the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, won by Patrick Reed:

The South African’s big blast came on the par-4 fifth hole in the second round at Doral, where he eventually finished T-40. This was the longest drive on the PGA Tour since Webb Simpson’s 397-yarder at Kapalua.

DJ finished T-4 at Doral, continuing his recent surge. In his last six stroke-play events on the PGA Tour, dating to last year, he has not finished outside the top 6. The leader in this category has finished in the top 5 in each of the past five events.